Pirate Bay hacker loses appeal
Pirate Bay Founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg is to spend 3.5 years in a Danish prison after losing his appeal against hacking into systems operated by IT company CSC. At the original lower court trial…
MoreElection 2015: Thorning’s letter ‘the height of hypocrisy’
In a direct mail campaign sent to 1.5m households today Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt warns voters of the dangers of voting for Lars Løkke Rasmussen or the Danish People’s Party tomorrow. Under the…
MoreElection 2015: Refugees dominate final debate
The refugee issue dominated the final televised debate between the ten party leaders last night. In a heated discussion about asylum seekers the left-wing parties lashed out at the opposition, and even the…
MoreElection 2015: All you need to know about tomorrow
Denmark heads to the polls tomorrow to elect 179 members of the Folketing, the country’s parliament. It will be the country’s first summer election in 95 years, and the first June vote since 1903….
MoreElection 2015: Will anything ever change?”
Ambassadors, analysts and students talked the future of the Danish welfare state at the University Post/Seven59 election forum, Monday. “Will anything ever change?” – the main question of the University Post / Seven59…
MoreElection 2015: Thorning has EU doubts
Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt says the EU must rethink laws that govern its single market. Should a Romanian strawberry picker win instant access to Danish welfare services after a few weeks on…
MoreLykketoft gets top UN job
The United Nations General Assembly has officially elected Mogens Lykketoft, speaker of the Danish parliament, as President of its upcoming 70th session. The largely ceremonial but prestigious job of president rotates annually by…
MorePension fund dumps Ryanair shares as court fails to reach decision
Denmark’s largest pension fund, the government-mandated ATP, confirmed yesterday that it had sold its Ryanair shares, making it the third Danish fund to dump shares in the airline as a dispute between Ryanair…
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Ryanair loses battle with SAS / Danish exporters could miss out on Germany’s recovery / LEGO invests DKK 100bn in sustainable technology, hires 100 new workers Ryanair: While the main issue of whether…
MoreElection 2015: Minority parties could control referendums
The Red-Green Alliance, Liberal Alliance and the Danish People’s Party look set to win so many votes between them, that they could technically unite to control referendums under the new government. This puts…
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